20. The man said to me, “This is where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and will bake the grain offering. Why? So they will not need to bring these offerings out into the outer courtyard. So they will not bring those holy things out where the common people are.”
21. Then the man led me out to the outer courtyard. He led me to the four corners of the courtyard. I saw smaller courtyards in each corner of the large courtyard.
22. There was a small, enclosed area in each of the four corners of the courtyard. Each small courtyard was 40 cubits long and 30 cubits wide. The four areas measured the same.
23. There was a brick wall around each of the four small courtyards, and there were places built into the brick walls for cooking.
24. The man said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve at the Temple cook the sacrifices for the people.”